Episode 30: Every Day Is Different for a Food Technician

This podcast episode, published by the Center for Occupational Research and Development, is part of a series that covers issues and topics on technician development. In this episode, Carl Benttine, Senior Electronics Technician at Hormel Foods, discusses his educational and workforce journey. Benttine uses these experiences to highlight the diversity and rapidly changing skills needed for technicians at a food processing facility. Examples of these skills include electromechanical, programming and troubleshooting competencies. Benttine also considers emerging practices, such as safety design and automating cameras. Finally, Benttine imparts advice for educators. 

The audio recording runs 18:37 minutes in length. A transcript, show notes, and a podcast feedback survey are also available on the episode webpage.